Catalog
5 Thebe reeded edge
| Issuer | Bank of Botswana |
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| Year | 1976-1989 |
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| Weight | 2.7 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus, or more precisely T. damarensis as found in Botswana) is depicted in left profile, rendered in fine relief with characteristic large curved bill and long tail feathers clearly defined. The denomination 5 THEBE is inscribed as a legend arcing along the upper periphery of the field above the bird motif. |
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| Mintage | 1976 - Minted in 1975-1976 - 3,000,000 1976 - Proof - 16,742 1977 - - 250,000 1979 - - 200,000 1980 - - 1,000,000 1981 - - 4,990,000 1981 - Proof - 10,000 1984 - - 2,000,000 1985 - - 1988 - - 1989 - - |
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